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tonight, all the major developments on the payroll tax fight with ohio senator sherrod brown. and he put his life on the line for america in iraq and was struck down during the occupy oakland protest. >> [ bleep ]. >> tonight, scott olson joins me exclusively for his first live television interview since leaving the hospital. good to have you with us tonight, folks. the strange candidacy of herman cain is on borrowed time. cain told senior staff today he is reassessing his campaign...

to me of not running for office is i dont even have to pretend to try to be nice to people i dont like. now, some of you may not think ive been good at it, but ive been trying. >> barney frank trying to be nice to people or fairly regularly failing to be nice to people while making his political point, that has been one of the great spectacles of american politics. one of great spectacles of american legislating for the entire time he has been in congress. >> apparently i had some secr...

to me of not running for office is i dont even have to pretend to try to be nice to people i dont like. now, some of you may not think ive been good at it, but ive been trying. >> barney frank trying to be nice to people or fairly regularly failing to be nice to people while making his political point, that has been one of the great spectacles of american politics. one of great spectacles of american legislating for the entire time he has been in congress. >> apparently i had some secr...

Because, you know, everybodys going hara, hara, there have been sales on black friday and cyber monday. that sort of thing. thats how you get the economy moving, if you put money into the pockets of working people. it pumps up the economy and everyone does better including the very wealthy. they dont seem to see it that way. >> are democrats effectively taking the other side of this argument? >> i actually think democrats have been a lot more aggressive lately than ive seen them in a long time. ...

And finally, this is a feel-good story for the holidays. a seattle sears manager says an elderly man came in and repaid, with interest, cash that he says that he stole from the register back in the 1940s. the money will now be used to help needy families during the holidays, so thats great there. well, senate democrats are pushing payroll tax cuts they say will benefit about 160 million workers with an average $1,300 in additional take-home pay. the cost, they say, would be offset by a surtax ...

Because, you know, everybodys going hara, hara, there have been sales on black friday and cyber monday. that sort of thing. thats how you get the economy moving, if you put money into the pockets of working people. it pumps up the economy and everyone does better including the very wealthy. they dont seem to see it that way. >> are democrats effectively taking the other side of this argument? >> i actually think democrats have been a lot more aggressive lately than ive seen them in a long time. ...

a dime. this is "the ed show." lets get to work. opposition by republicans smacks of partisanship because this tax cut has president obamas fingerprints on it. >> republicans want to raise taxes on working families regardless of a record income gap. tonight new york senator charles schumer is here and hes going on offense. barney frank is calling it quits and hes not pulling punches on the way out. >> i did not think i had lived a good enough life to be rewarded by newt gingrich being ...

by newt gingrich being the republican nominee. >> ill ask congressman dennis kucinich what franks departure means for america. breaking news for herman cain. >> were bracing, were getting ready, and you put it in your words, for what? >> another accusation that i had an affair with someone. another woman. >> "salons" joan walsh on how hermans latest bombshell affects romney and gingrich. tonight, an "ed show" exclusive. well have the latest petition count for the walker recall in w...

was running for president. but the communication did not. when we asked for corroborating evidence, she pointed us to her cell phone. one name, herman cain. she showed us some of her cell phone bills that included 61 phone calls or text messages to or from this number starting with 678. she says it is herman cains private cell phone. the calls were made during four different months. calls or texts made as early as 4:26 in the morning and as late as 7:52 at night. the latest were in sep...

relationship ended about eight months ago. right before cain announced he was running for president. but the communication did not. when we asked for corroborating evidence, she pointed us to her cell phone. one name, herman cain. she showed us some of her cell phone bills that included 61 phone calls or text messages to or from this number starting with 678. she says it is herman cains private cell phone. the calls were made during four different months. calls or texts made as early a...